Sponsored by Sandra and Bob Hadley, the goal of this campaign to forgive $1.5 MILLION of medical debt!  Your support is crucial to alleviate the financial and psychological burden that many individuals, veterans, and families face after receiving healthcare. Your dollar goes a long way. Please donate today towards our campaign.

The Problem: Medical debt devastates American families.  People are left having to choose between medical bills and basics like food, heating, or housing.  Many will have their credit destroyed and even go through bankruptcy that impacts one’s ability to not only get a loan, but to find a good job, buy insurance and more.  Families are having to deal with this while caring for their loved one.

The Solution: By targeting and bulk-purchasing debt portfolios of those most in need of relief, RIP Medical Debt has the power to transform lives.  Struggling families are given a fresh start, allows them to seek the continued medical care they need, and helps along the path to financial stability.

“My mother was to start her Stage 3 cancer treatment in December, and the burden of finances for us has been too much to bear.  The receive such a letter ---has lifted a weight…After Mom’s extensive treatments she is CANCER Free…Thank you again for such a wonderful gift.”

RIP Medical Debt is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.  Please see the full RIP FAQ below and visit www.ripmedicaldebt.org for more information. 

Want to make a donation by cash or check?

Please mail any cash or check (payable to "RIP Medical Debt") to the address below and make sure to notate on the memo line or letter that your gift is designated to "Greater ATL Campaign."

RIP Medical Debt  /  80 Theodore Fremd Ave. Rye, NY 10580 

You can contact Jane Lee at jlee@ripmedicaldebt.org with any questions about your donation. 

Who is RIP Medical Debt? RIP Medical Debt (RIP) is a national 501c3 nonprofit organization with a mission to empower donors to forgive the billions of dollars in oppressive medical debt at pennies on the dollar. RIP locates, buys, and abolishes destructive medical debt for individuals, veterans, and families. Since inception in 2014, RIP has relieved more than $600 million in medical debt for individuals across the U.S., impacting over 250,000 individuals.

How Does RIP Medical Debt Work? RIP, working with third-party credit data providers, searches through large debt portfolios to locate accounts meeting their criteria for relief. RIP then negotiates to buy millions of dollars of this debt at a steep discount, usually a penny or less on the dollar.

Facts about Medical Debt

• 42.9 million Americans have unpaid medical bills, which creates an adverse impact on debtor patients, physicians, and hospitals (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
• Six in 10 of both insured and uninsured people say they have difficulty in paying other bills as a result of medical debt. Over a third were unable to pay for food, heat or housing because of medical bills. (Kaiser Family Foundation & New York Times)
• Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults under age 65, or 116 million people, had medical bill problems or debt, went without needed care because of cost, were uninsured for a time or were underinsured — insured but had high out-of-pocket medical expenses or deductibles relative to income. (Kaiser Family Foundation & New York Times)
• Medical debt contributes to more than 60 percent of the bankruptcies in the U.S. Until satisfied, debt lingers on a person’s credit report to negatively impact their ability to buy a home, get a loan or even gain employment. (The American Journal of Medicine)

Whose unpayable medical bills does RIP forgive?

• Individuals who make less than 2 times the federal poverty level
• Individuals with financial hardship - 5% or more of their annual income goes to out-of-pocket medical expenses
• Individuals who are insolvent (debts greater to their assets)

Why Donate to RIP Medical Debt?

• Your dollar goes a long way! On average, $1 abolishes $100 of debt.
• 100 percent of your donation goes towards abolishing medical debt.
• RIP Medical Debt is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, and our EIN number is 47-1442997. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
• We have specific programs for veterans and active service members of the US military.
• There are no tax consequences for those whose medical debts are forgiven. The forgiveness is a gift from a detached and disinterested third party (RIP) is an act of generosity, so forgiveness of the
• does not count as being income to the gift recipient.

RIP Medical Debt's Federal Tax ID: 47-1442997

Disclaimer: In the event that a campaign is unable to meet RIP Medical Debt's local campaign contribution goal, all funds will be attributed to our national funds for general or veteran medical debt.